Teen arrested in Northern threat back with parents

A 15-year-old Fort Gratiot boy who allegedly made a false report of a threat at Port Huron Northern High School has been released into the custody of his parents.

Port Huron Police Capt. Joseph Platzer said in an email that the boy, who is a freshman at Northern, had a court hearing Friday on charges of filing a false report of a felony, which is a four-year felony, and obstructing police, which is a two-year felony.

He said the date for the boy's next hearing is not known.

According to a department news release, Sgt. David Seghi, who was assigned as the school resource officer at Northern, was told by a student about an alleged threat to shoot up the school.

The threat allegedly was posted on social media by an unknown source.

Seghi, other officers and Port Huron Schools officials began an investigation of the alleged threat.

The 15-year-old Fort Gratiot boy was arrested Thursday after admitting there was no threat and that he had made up the information.

The Fort Gratiot teen had been lodged at the Macomb County Juvenile Center.

Seghi, road patrol officers, the Criminal Investigative Division and the Major Crimes Unit assisted in the investigation.

The department is reminding parents to talk with their children about what they post on social media and to review what their children are posting.

According to the release, the department takes threats or alleged threats of school violence seriously and anyone found to have made false allegations or reports will be charged.

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